The Extra Mile - The Official Charity Miles Podcast

Chuck Stravin was diagnosed with Renal Cell Carcinoma in 2015, and has been living with it ever since. Chuck is a father of 4 girls.  Shortly after his diagnosis, he made it a personal goal to see all 4 daughters graduate high school.  With that no complete, he's looking ahead to four college graduations (2 down there), followed by four engagements, weddings and grandchildren. This is one of the m...

Sarah Hamilton is a mom. Her daughter, Caroline, is now in college. But when Caroline was just 6, she was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. This set Caroline, Sarah and their family on a lifelong journey with the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. In this interview, Sarah shares that journey with us, and also the secret to how she and her team have helped raise over $1 million for the Dana Farb...

Ben Kenyon is the Head Strength Coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, an author, and the founder of the Great Day Squad . With the Sixers, Ben helps some of the world's best athletes get stronger both physically and mentally. He has also taken what he's learned from coaching elite athletes, and from his own personal journey, to now help everyday athletes (like me) perform their best - both on the road,...

Mark Allen is a legend. ESPN named him the Greatest Endurance Athlete of All Time. 6X winner of the Ironman World Championships in Kona. First ever winner of the Triathlon World Championships. Epic 21-race winning streak, at all distances, the longest in triathlon history But it wasn't just Mark's victories that made him special. Mark was and is known for his mental game and spirituality. Which is...

If you're looking to develop a healthier relationship with your technology, this interview is for you. Max Stossel  is an award-winning poet, filmmaker and the Head of Education & Content for the Center for Humane Technology, an organization of former tech insiders and CEOs dedicated to realigning technology with humanity's best interests.  (He's also a longtime friend.) When I first met Max, near...

Mollie McGlocklin is a sleep expert and founder of Sleep Is A Skill. Having struggled with chronic sleep deprivation in her own life, Mollie decided to solve her own problem by diving deep into the ways we can master our circadian rhythms.   She became fascinated with chronobiology, and by extension, its practical applications to restore a state of homeostasis not only to her sleep but also to her...

Tammy Tibbetts is Co-Founder & CEO of She's the First , a global nonprofit that teams up with local organizations to make sure girls are educated, respected, and heard. Today, She's the First supports more than 9,500 girls in 11 countries and 200+ student advocacy chapters. Last month, Tammy and STF co-founder Christen Brandt, published published theri first book, Impact: A Step-by-Step Plan to Cr...

If you're looking to create new (and healthy) habits, BJ Fogg is  the guy you want to speak with. BJ is a behavior scientist that leads the Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University. His students have gone on to become some of the top innovators and venture capitalists in the world.  For example, they invent things that rhyme with "Shminstagram". In 2002, he published a book,  Persuasive Technolo...

Fanboy alert: Today's guest, Mr. Demaio, is the biggest celebrity in my household. He's a teacher in Union Beach New Jersey, and one of the most popular educators on YouTube.  Here's a link to his channel. He makes hilarious YouTube videos on topics such as the planets, black holes, Alexander Hamilton, snakes, earthquakes, the Titanic, multiplication tables and more. It's like if Khan Academy was...

This is actually a re-release of the first podcast I ever recorded-- almost four years ago, just after Donald Trump's inauguration. We now find ourselves a few days away from another Presidential election.  In the midst of COVID.  Very divided and on edge. THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL PODCAST. However, Kyrsten's is a voice we need to hear right now. She is one of the most bi-partisan members of the Sen...

Edith Zuschmann is the CEO and Co-Founder of 261 Fearless, an organization she started with Kathrine Switzer, most famously known as the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon. 261 Fearless uses running as a vehicle to empower and unite women. They break down the barriers of geography and create a global community for women runners of all abilities to support, encourage, and inspire eac...

Rocco Lungariello is the host and producer of the podcast,  What Is Culture , a candid, interview-style podcast that explores workplace culture within Tangoe, an IT Lifecycle Management company. Just to highlight that: Tangoe is not a culture or HR company.  Like I said, they're an IT Lifecycle Management company. But their company culture is so important to them that they created their own podcas...

Our good friend, Barefoot Jake Brown happened to be in Eugene, Oregon when the wildfires started miles away. Through all of his experiences living a minimalist, nomadic lifestyle-- including running across the U.S. barefoot-- Jake has developed a set of skills and resourcefulness that is especially helpful in a crisis. And since he's not the kind of person who can sit on the sidelines, he's doing...

6 days before her 24th birthday in 2014, Jess Stevens was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and immediately began intensive treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to save her life.  It was by far the scariest time in her life, but she made it to the other side, healthy and VERY grateful because of the doctors and nurses at DFCI. That is why, every year since Jess' diagnosis, she gathe...

If you like heavy breathing, you'll like this interview! It's my first live, in-person, on-the-run interview of 2020.   And I couldn't have asked for a better person to run with than Michael Rodgers, the New York Road Runners VP of Youth and Community Engagement. Michael directs a variety of programs that offer the running community opportunities to actively support NYRR's mission to help and insp...

Stacey D. Stewart is the CEO of the March of Dimes. In my first podcast with Stacey back in May, I was surprised to learn that the U.S. is one of the most dangerous countries for women to be pregnant and give birth. I was also surprised to hear how doctors' implicit biases, make this even more true for women of color, even when accounting for income, education and other socio-economic factors.  Ou...

We're thrilled to welcome the Jimmy Fund to the Charity Miles family. For those who don't know, the Jimmy Fund raises money for  Dana - Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, a truly miraculous place. Their signature event is the  Boston Marathon ®  Jimmy Fund Walk  presented by Hyundai , which takes place each year on the course of the Boston Marathon ® .  Yes, you can actually walk all 26.2 miles of...

Katherine Adamenko is the Manager of Well-being at Ropes & Gray LLP, one of the best law firms in the world. I used to work for a couple of law firms just like Ropes & Gray, and I can't recall anyone being concerned with wellness back then. But times surely have changed. When we were getting ready to launch our new Employee Empowerment program for companies to sponsor their employees, I cold-email...

My first interview with Bob received more positive feedback than any other interview I recorded. For those who missed it, I highly recommend going back a couple episodes to listen to our first interview.   It's just two episodes back. In the first interview we talked about how to have uncomfortable conversations. In this conversation we talk a bit more about why to have uncomfortable conversations...

Meb Keflezighi is an Olympic Silver Medalist and the winner of the Boston and NYC Marathons.  He's a legend in the sport, and probably one of the most loved athletes in recent years. I asked for Meb's insight on how he handles unforeseen challenges, and for his perspective on the Black Lives Matter movement. Huge thanks to Meb for all he does to inspire. #EveryMileMatters

Bob Bordone is a senior fellow at Harvard Law School, a former Harvard Law School Professor, and Founder and former Director of the Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program. When I was in Law School (16 years ago!), Bob was my advisor.  With all that is going on in the world today, I thought it would be great to dust off my old negotiation and conflict management textbooks, and give Bob...

Jason Russell is the Co-Founder of Black Men Run, and a stroke survivor.  He's a voice we need to hear from. And he has a simple, but powerful message: Listen. Thank you, Jason. #EveryMileMatters! -Gene

Dan Pallotta is one of my heroes. His book,  Uncharitable , dared to challenge the conventions that constrained the way we thought about charity. His 2013 iconic TED talk has been viewed nearly 5 million times. My first interview with him a couple of years ago is one of my favorite interviews ever. And now he's further distilled his insights into  The Everyday Philanthropist,  a simple, easy-to-un...

Dave McGillivary is the race director of the Boston Marathon. As many of you know, the Boston Marathon was one of the first major events that was "postponed" because of the coronavirus.   When they originally postponed it, they were hoping that they'd be able to run it in September. However, as it became apparent that this would not be possible, either, they last week made the hard decision to "go...

Kevin Carrol is a Katalyst, a spark. I first met Kevin at a conference several years ago and I've been a huge fan ever since. When I met him, he was the "Creative Katalyst" at Nike.  Phil Knight called him the Mayor of Nike. But his journey to Nike was never preordained.  He took a lot of twists and turns, like the feather in Forest Gump. Kevin was raised by his grandparents in Philadelphia after...